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Two remanded following drug bust
Two men who were found with over 15 kilograms of drugs in a house at Sheet Anchor, East Canje on Sunday have been remanded to jail.
The men Frederick McLean called “Mumbee”, 38, a fisherman of 24 Sheet Anchor, Village East Canje, Berbice,
CARL LAMPKIN
and Carl Lampkin, called “Knuckle”, 25, of the same address appeared on Tuesday before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court, on the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
The men pleaded not guilty and were remanded to jail.
Detailing the Prosecution’s case Sergeant Phillip Sheriff told the court that on Sunday, last, about 16:20 hours the police were on a mobile patrol in the desolate New Forest, East Canje area when they noticed Steve Balkarran, 32, of Lot 36 Section C Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice, acting in a suspicious manner. He was challenged, stopped and searched and a multicolored plastic bag containing what was suspected to be a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems of the cannabis sativa plant were found on his person.
He was told of the offence, arrested and taken to the police station where the suspected drug was weighed and tested and found to be 10 grams of marijuana.
The police acting on further information cordoned off and swooped down on a house situated at Lot 24 Sheet Anchor Village, East Canje Berbice around 19:30 hrs. The cops found a quantity of bags containing marijuana amounting to some 15 kilos, 454 grams in the hall way of the house.
Two men, Mc Lean and Lampkin, were found inside the house, hiding behind a curtain. They were arrested and taken into police custody.
FREDERICK MCLEAN
McLean is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Murseline Bacchus while Lampkin is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Ramesh Rajkumar.
They were refused bail and remanded to jail until April 20.
Balkarran also appeared before Magistrate Isaacs- Marcus in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court. He was granted bail in the sum of $15,000 and told to return to court on 8th April at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court to where the matter has been transferred.
Contrary to earlier reports the drugs were not found in a house in which a businessman was murdered.
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